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PICS: LONWABO JACK LAID TO REST By Misheck Makora Lonwabo Jack was buried in Delft today. Photos by Lulekwa Mbadamane. HUNDREDS of people from around Cape Town have bid farewell to Lonwabo Jack, who was killed on his birthday in Nyanga last month. The 22-year-old was raped and murdered in Mau Mau, Nyanga on 16 April while celebrating his birthday at a friend’s place. Many people filled the streets as they bid farewell to Lonwabo who was buried at Delft Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, 1 May. The LGBTIQ+ community gave him a befitting send-off as ...

The ACDP believes pupils will be forced to make decisions that'll be against the religion they were brought up with if draft guidelines on gender identity and sexual orientation were implemented.

LGBTQ+ community outrage after latest killing By Staff Reporter By Thandile Konco Cape Town - The assault and murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack, just two days after a LGBTQ+ protest at Parliament demanding government intervention in hate crimes against the queer community, has enraged members of the public. Jack, who was an openly gay man, was allegedly raped and stabbed to death on his birthday in Mau-Mau, Nyanga East. Just a week prior, Andile “Lulu” Ntuthela, another member of the gay community, met the same fate. Following the murders, the LGBTQ+ community has taken to the streets i...

RESIDENTS MARCH OVER LONWABO’S MURDER Misheck Makora Comments Over 150 people gathered and prayed in Mau Mau Nyanga where Lonwabo Jack's body was found last Sunday. Photo by Lulekwa Mbadamane. RESIDENTS and several civic organisations took to the streets to demand justice for a gay man who was raped and killed in Nyanga last weekend. A group of more than 150 people marched in the streets of Nyanga. They gathered at the scene where Lonwabo Jack’s body was found and prayed before they went back to their homes. Kasi organisations that advocat...

The majority of voters in the ward are in Steinkopf, said Sussman.  Sussman described Steinkopf as a “poor community, with a high level of unemployment” and very few economic opportunities. Being progressive and a younger candidate, Sussman believes Balie “is going to try and appeal to youth voters”.  According to Sussman, the ANC used South African soap actors to win over Nama Khoi voters in a by-election a few years ago. This move helped “swing” the ward from the DA to the ANC — making it clear that soap actors and actresses certainly have currency in this region, he said. ...